As long as you enjoy small talking (which should be much easier with this new belief) it's positive energy, yes.
If you're bored and uncomfortable, it will be negative energy, that's right too.
But your dialog partner will recognize this bad energy and lose interest in the conversation.
At least if he can feel the vibe just a little bit (you know these people, that just won't recognize your disinterest and will go on telling their stories for hours).
I think the energy exchange is actually quite obvious (once you're aware of it) and can explain a lot more things which happen in conversations
